Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Empathic people manager with a chemical engineering background, experienced in plant operation, skilled to lead and motivate throughout all departments by coaching, setting targets and being supportive in solving problems. Focus on process performance (output, costs) and product quality without losing track of SHE-compliance. Operational entrepreneur, creating the right environment to transform new ideas into economically viable solutions. Involved in OPEX-CAPEX, P&L and pricing strategy. Driven to deliver projects within time and budget constraints. A hands-on team player with a pragmatic and analytical approach, effective in communicating at all levels in a global organization.
Responsible for biobased and polymer developments, research budget and SHE compliancy (Seveso) - Managing a team of scientists, engineers and operators to develop customer initiated scale-up experiments, based on circular polymers and sustainable processes - Bridging the Board of Directors and Management Team to unify development strategy with customer demands and operational challenges - Building the development roadmap in accordance to the company strategy Managing KPI’s on team targets, safety, P&L and training
Responsible for new material development and process optimization. - Managing multidisciplinary teams to improve product performance - Using GMP and customer requirements for process improvements - Leading the Energy Efficiency Program
Responsible for material development, process improvement and QC. - Managing R&D Engineers and Lab Technicians in achieving their goals - Leading multidisciplinary material improvement projects - Participating in EU-granted development programmes with universities, research centres and commercial partners - Coordinating Control Plan and PFMEA updates conform ISO standards - Attending board meetings to direct the 5-years strategy
- Initiate and execute pilot plant trials - Modify and improve pilot plant setup in close cooperation with equipment manufacturers - Convert pilot data to production trial propositions - Initiate, support and supervise production trials - Physical and chemical characterization of test material - Present new developments to customers - Solving customer complaints using 8D-reports, RCA and 5W - Initiate the Control Plan and PFMEA setup Achievements: - Development of new product grades, e.g. resin cured chlorobutyl reclaim - Development of a Röntgen-based detection technique (XRF) for improved quality control by rubber and metal characterization
Supervising the chemical industry for compliance with SHE legislation, including companies at the Chemelot site - Auditing the company’s SHE compliancy with its permit - Report audit results and propose action plans in case of non-conformities
Capability improvement of the galvanic copper plating process for manufacturing high-tech printed circuit boards